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Areas Covered
chiltonSkips.com cover areas in Hampshire, Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
Key towns and cities include:
Hampshire: Southampton, Fareham, Romsey, Winchester, Andover and Basingstoke.
Wiltshire: Salisbury and Amesbury
Berkshire: Newbury, Thatcham and Hungerford
Oxfordshire: Didcot, Abingdon, Oxford, Wantage and Wallingford.
Skip Licence Requirements
Any skip placed on a public highway requires a licence from the council. chiltonSkips.com will arrange a skip licence for you, along with all necessary lighting on the skip to comply with regulations. You will not need a skip licence if you’re putting the skip entirely on private land.
Skip licences can take up to 7 working days to obtain and vary in cost depending upon local authority.
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General Mixed Waste
This is our most popular skip. This skip should not include hazardous materials, asbestos, gas bottles, fridges/freezers, oil drums, fertilisers, aerosols, grip fill tubes, pesticides or TV’s.
Concrete & Rubble
Contents typically include bricks, concrete blocks, paving slabs, rubble and broken out concrete from foundations and pathways. If you select this skip type, contents should not include other waste types including tarmac, soil and stones.
Chalk and Clay Skips:
Soil which is not recyclable which could typically include clay, chalk and sand, which will be sent to an inert landfill.
Garden Waste
Garden waste typically includes leaves, flowers, grass, weeds, tree bark and pruned branches. Contents should not include large volumes of soil, treated wood and tree stumps (more than 60cm in diameter), along with other waste types.
Plasterboard
Plasterboard skips include Gypsum panel boards. Contents should not include ceramics, insulation and timber along with other waste types.
Soil
These skips are typically filled with soil from excavation arisings. Contents should not include clay, chalk or turf.
Wood
These skips are sold at a discounted rate due to the waste being segregated at source. Contents should not include treated timber, creosoted products and MDF.
If you need further advice, please do not hesitate to contact us
Safety Training Day for Raymond Brown Group’s 17 Safety Representatives
/in News /by Melissa17 Safety Representatives from across the Raymond Brown Group took part in a Safety Training Day earlier this month at the A303 Enviropark. The Safety Representatives were appointed this year from across each of the group businesses and their role is to raise awareness in health and safety and to help improve safety culture across […]
Raymond Brown are delighted to welcome Don Coates to the business as Chief Executive Officer
/in News /by MelissaRaymond Brown are delighted to announce Don Coates as the group’s new Chief Executive Officer. The appointment is a key part of Raymond Brown’s future growth strategy, which will see Don steering the business through its growth and expansion plans. Don commented: “Raymond Brown is a well-respected business and I am excited to be joining […]
Disposing of your Batteries Safely and Responsibly
/in News /by MelissaEach year we throw away over 600 million batteries, but did you know that batteries are a significant risk to our health and the environment? Many batteries contain harmful chemicals (particularly heavy metals such as lead, mercury, or cadmium) which can escape into and poison our environment and watercourses. Car batteries contain acids which can cause burns and harm […]
chiltonSkips.com partners with AnyJunk to provide new Man and Van Hire Service
/in News /by MelissachiltonSkips.com has partnered with the UK’s largest junk removal company, AnyJunk, to be able to offer our customers eco-friendly and efficient man and van rubbish removal. Like us, AnyJunk currently operate with at least a 90% landfill diversion and have a five star rating on Trustpilot. Tarun Nayyar from AnyJunk commented: “We’re pleased to be partnering […]
chiltonSkips.com Investment in Skips
/in News /by MelissachiltonSkips.com has recently invested in a number of brand new skips as well as refurbishing our existing skips to meet recent business demand across Oxfordshire. The skips will be branded at one of our facilities and distributed within the local market. This investment will enable us to meet the increased demand for our skips from […]
Raymond Brown gain FORS Reaccreditation
/in News /by MelissaRaymond Brown are delighted to have been reassessed and reaccredited with the Bronze Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS). The FORS scheme has been set up to raise the level of quality within fleet operations across the UK and in 2017 Raymond Brown announced that the business had met the FORS bronze level requirements. FORS reassessments […]